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32 Incredible Moments in Photos

The royal baby has been dominating headlines recently, overshadowing many other camera-worthy moments. So, we've curated 32 breathtaking images that capture some incredible events from the past week.

Brazil celebrated the arrival of Pope Francis in full force, Japan contended with the results of this week's upper-house election, and earthquakes and floods devastated regions in China and India.

Meanwhile, enthusiasts attended a variety of wacky conventions, including cosplay competitions, the World Santa Claus Congress and the Bride Parade in Minsk, Belarus. What's more, newborn animals took center stage at zoos in Bristol, England and Japan, while wild ponies made their annual swim to Chincoteague, Va.

We've collected these moments, and many more, for your enjoyment. Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments.

32 Fantastic Moments in Photos

Sri Lankan Elephants

A Sri Lankan elephant walks a street in Colombo on July 20, 2013. The Sri Lankan elephant is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with the species threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. Image by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

14th Anniversary of Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners

Falun Gong Practitioners hold candles for a vigil to mark the 14th anniversary of the beginning of the persecution of Falun Gong in China on July 21, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Followers believe thousands of practitioners have been killed, imprisoned or put in labour camps in China since 1999. Image by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Gladiator School

German actor Jan Krueger instructs participants in sword fighting during his one-day course at the Gladiator School in the Roman-era amphitheater on July 20, 2013 in Trier, Germany. The Gladiator School, seeks to teach the fighting skills of Ancient Roman gladiators and the philosophy behind the gladiator ethos. Image by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images

Grass Skiing

Austria's national grass ski team skier Michael Stocker warms up during while training for the Giant slalom race, part FIS Grass Ski World Cup competition held in the mountains of Kaprun, on July 19, 2013. Image by Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images

Sikh Shrine Golden Temple

Indian Sikh devotees prepare to pay their respects on the occasion Miri Piri Divas at the Sikh Shrine Golden temple in Amritsar on July 21, 2013. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

Lucky Daruma Dolls

Tamayo Marukawa, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo, dots the eyes of Dharma doll after winning in the upper house election at her campaign office in Tokyo on July 21, 2013. Image by Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images

Belarus Bride Parade

Belorussian brides take part in an annual Bride Parade in central Minsk, on July 21, 2013. Image by Sergey Gapon/AFP/Getty Images

Indonesian Cosplay Competition

Cosplayer contestants dressed as Masked Rider Ryuki perform at the Cosplay Competition at Grand City Mall on July 21, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Cosplayers put on unusual make-up, dress in home-made costumes and act out classic scenes from the super hero cartoons or games. Image by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images

Lightning Storms Over Poole Harbour

Lightning strikes over Poole Harbour during a thunderstorm on July 21, 2013 in Poole, England, ending the spell of hot weather on the South coast after a prolonged heatwave across the UK. Image by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Dhamma Day in Myanmar

Buddhist devotees visit the Shwedagon pagoda to perform their religious rites on July 22, 2013, or Dhamma Day, commemorating Buddhas first discourse, which he gave to a group of five monks with whom he had practiced in the forest for many years. Image by Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images

'History Live!' in England

Re-enactors take part in the 'History Live!' event at Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire on July 20, 2013 in Kelmarsh, England. The English Heritage event 'History Live!' brings together over 2000 re-enactors to animate 2000 years of English history. The re-enactment highlights include: the Battle of Hastings, Wars of the Roses, Roman soldiers and the D-Day landings. Image by Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Santa Claus World Congress

Santas from all over the world parade on July 22, 2013 in Copenhagen during the annual Santa Claus World Congress in Denmark. Image by Torkil Adsersen/AFP/Getty Images

Protests Greet Philippine President Benigno Aquino III

Anti-government protestors burn an effigy of Philippine president Benigno Aquino III during a protest against Aquino's fourth State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2013 in Quezon City, Philippines. Image by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images

Guelaguetza Festival in Mexico

Regional dancers perfom at the Guelaguetza festival on July 22, 2013 in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Guelaguetza is a festival held once a year which gathers music, dance, gastronomy and handicrafts of different ethnic groups and tribes of the state of Oaxaca. Image by Carlos Salinas/AFP/Getty Images

'Winglet' Robots

The mayor of Japan's Tsukuba City, Kenichi Ichihara and Toyota Motor partner robot director Akifumi Tamaoki ride with city hall employees on Toyota's transport assistance robot, called the 'Winglet', in Tsukuba City, suburban Tokyo on July 23, 2013. Toyota and Tsukuba City started to field test the next generation of 'personal mobility robot' on the public thoroughfare. Image by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images

Meerkat Triplets

Two of the three recently arrived baby meerkats, play together in their enclosure at Bristol Zoo Gardens on July 23, 2013 in Bristol, England. Image by Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Indian Monsoon

Indian schoolchildren walk through a flooded street during rain showers in Mumbai on July 23, 2013. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 percent of India's annual rainfall. Image by Punit Paranje/AFP/Getty Images

Guatemala Clown Parade

Clowns pose during a parade in the historical centre of Guatemala City in the framework of the V Latin American Clown Congress on July 23, 2013. Image by Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images

Floodwaters Released from the Yellow River

People watching on the edge of the Xiaolangdi reservoir as Yellow River floodwaters are released for the second time since the end of June in Xiaolangdi, in central China's Henan province.

Drag Ballet in Germany

Ballerina Yakaterina Verbosovich of the drag ballet company 'Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo' dances during the company's German premiere at the Rhine Opera in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on July 23, 2013. Image by Horst Ossinger/AFP/Getty Images

Boxer of Quirinal Statue

The bronze Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer, returns from New York to Rome's National Roman Museum on July 24, 2013. The bronze statue is a Hellenistic Greek sculpture dated around 330 B.C. of a sitting nude boxer, still wearing his caestus, a type of leather hand-wrap with a top-heavy over-muscled torso and scarred and bruised face, cauliflower ears, broken nose, and a mouth suggesting broken teeth. Image by Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Assateague Wild Ponies Make Annual Swim To Chincoteague Island

Wild ponies are herded into the Assateague Channel during a rain storm for their annual swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague on July 24, 2013 in Chincoteague, Virginia. Image by Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Villagers Offer Up Gifts To Volcano

Villagers wait to catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival at crater of Mount Bromo on July 24, 2013 in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. The festival is the main festival of the Tenggerese people and lasts about a month. On the fourteenth day, the Tenggerese make the journey to Mount Bromo to make offerings of rice, fruits, vegetables, flowers and livestock to the mountain gods by throwing them into the volcano's caldera. Image by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Prince George Of Cambridge Takes His Place In Legoland

Lego models of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their newborn son HRH Prince George of Cambridge are placed outside a model of Buckingham Palace, part of a new attraction created to commemorate the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge at the Legoland resort on July 25, 2013 in Windsor, England. Image by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

The 'Wonder Viewer'

Eunice Shin wears the 'Wonder Viewer', a helmet designed by artist Im Do One, which has a mirrored visor giving wearers simultaneous four views in different directions, but no direct forward sight, on July 25, 2013 in London, England. The Wonder Viewe aims to make people 'see what they are missing in their everyday life because of their front-oriented sight.' Image by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

Pope Francis Comes to Brazil

Thousands of young people gather at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beachfront on July 25, 2013 for the welcoming of Pope Francis to World Youth Day ceremonies in the world's most populous mainly Catholic country. Image by Tasso Marcelo/AFP/Getty Images

Ariane 5 Rocket

An Ariane 5 rocket takes off at the French and European spaceport Guiana Space Centre, near Kourou in French Guiana, on July 25, 2013. The rocket carried two satellites; Alphasat, a telecommunication satellite, and INSAT-3D, a meteorological satellite. Image by Jody Amiet/AFP/Getty Images

Baby Penguins in Osaka

A baby Adelie penguin, who was born on July 10, 2013, is weighed at the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan on July 26, 2013. Image by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images

Earthquake in Dingxi, China

Two twin sisters stand outside temporary tents in an earthquake-hit area of Minxian county in Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu province. At least 94 people were killed in the earthquake, with 1,000 more injured and 51,800 homes collapsed. Image by STR/AFP/Getty Images

Bali Kite Festival

Participants carry a shark shaped kite during the Bali Kite Festival on July 26, 2013 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The event is a seasonal religious festival, which is intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops. Image by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images

China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference

A cosplay fan reaches out to the audience as she performs on stage at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, or 'ChinaJoy', in Shanghai on July 26, 2013. More than 300 game firms displayed their latest products and services during the show at the Shanghai New International Center. Image by STR/AFP/Getty Images

Hyper Japan, The UK's Biggest Japanese Culture Event

A stall holder in costume waits for customers at the Hyper Japan event at Earls Court on July 26, 2013 in London, England. The show is the UK's biggest Japanese Culture event, with stalls selling clothing and artwork, live music, Japanese food, and computer gaming areas. Image by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

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